Is Cersei worse in the books?

However, in the books, Cersei wants to be like Tywin but falls far short. Her POV chapters reveal that she is an impulsive and destructive person who becomes more and more unstable as the book goes on. This makes her far less of the conniving threat she is in the books and more of an unpredictable element.
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How is Cersei described in the books?

Cersei is a strikingly beautiful woman, with golden hair, emerald green eyes, fair skin, and a slender, graceful figure. Cersei is willful, ambitious and has a certain low cunning. She is hungry and greedy for power. Cersei believes herself to be subtle and politically astute.
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Who kills Cersei in the books?

Warning: Spoilers ahead for HBO's "Game of Thrones" season eight, episode five, "The Bells." In the book series, Cersei Lannister is told by a woods' witch that she will die at the hands of the "valonqar," which means "little brother" in Valyrian.
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Does Cersei love Jaime in the books?

In both the books and the show, Cersei Lannister has claimed to love her brother Jaime on multiple occasions. She remains devoted to him in multiple ways including only having his children. But she wasn't faithful to him when he was captured by Robb Stark. During this time she spent her nights with her cousin Lancel.
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Who was Cersei's favorite child?

2. When she mourned Joffrey's death. Obviously, it was a treat for viewers to see young Joffrey get his just desserts, but the way Cersei was absolutely wrecked by his death kind of dampened the mood. For whatever reason, Joffrey was her favorite, her baby boy, and he burst like a rotten blister.
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Why TV-Cersei differs from Book-Cersei



Was Cersei's first child Robert's?

Back in season 1, Cersei explains to Catelyn Stark that the first time she got pregnant, the child was Robert's. However, the black-haired baby died of a fever shortly after it was born. After this, all of Cersei's children were fathered by Jaime.
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Did Cersei love Joffrey more than Tommen?

She was proud of him, and loved him unconditionally. She didn't love Myrcella and Tommen in the same way. Tommen can't replace Joffrey. If given a choice, Cersei would have sacrificed Tommen to keep Joffrey.
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Why do Cersei and Jaime sleep together?

Cersei and Jaime Lannister were the eldest children and twins born to Tywin and Joanna Lannister. They were involved in a sexual and romantic affair for many years, since their youth, also during Cersei's unhappy marriage with King Robert Baratheon.
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Did Cersei sleep with her son?

When Cersei has an affair with Lancel Lannister, their cousin. Cersei sleeps with their cousin Lancel throughout seasons one and two. Lancel does everything she asks him to, including causing the death of King Robert. In season five, Lancel confesses the affair and the death of Robert to the High Sparrow.
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Did Jaime love Tyrion?

Unlike Cersei and Tywin, Jaime always treated Tyrion with a degree of love, kindness and respect. The Mad King, Aerys II, proclaims Jaime to his Kingsguard.
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Is Cersei older than Jaime?

Older than Jaime by mere moments, Cersei (a POV character) is the twin sister of Jaime Lannister with golden hair and bright green eyes. After Robert's Rebellion she married the new King, Robert Baratheon, and became Queen of the Seven Kingdoms.
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Who kills Jaime Lannister?

JAIME LANNISTER finally met his demise in Game of Thrones season 8, episode 5, The Bells, after being crushed under the Red Keep with Cersei Lannister.
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Does Cersei Lannister get what she deserves?

The latest episode of Game of Thrones, titled The Gift, appears to show Cersei getting exactly what she deserves by order of the High Sparrow.
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Is Cersei dumber in the books?

Things has been left out and change or condensed down for the TV show. But I am finding out that Cersei is even WORST in the book series than the TV series.
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How evil is Cersei?

Viewers can tell from the very first episode that Cersei Lannister doesn't have the kindest heart in Westeros. It's fairly early on in the series that we find out she is truly evil and that's when she insists that Sansa's dire wolf Lady be executed.
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Was Tyrion a midget in the books?

Tyrion is a dwarf; because of this he is sometimes called the Imp and the Halfman. He is one of the major POV characters in the books. In the television adaptation Game of Thrones, Tyrion is played by Peter Dinklage.
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Do Sansa and Tyrion ever sleep together?

It was an uncomfortable relationship for both of them, but Sansa's husband never forced them to have sex, and their marriage was never consummated. So where do the two of them stand? Refinery29 pointed out back in 2017 that Sansa and Tyrion aren't married anymore, since they never consummated the marriage.
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Did Tyrion sleep with Cersei?

Euron was standing right behind Cersei, and he just found out about 'his' child moments before this scene. From Euron's point of view, Tyrion should have no knowledge that Cersei is pregnant — Tyrion was up in the North when he slept with Cersei for the first time.”
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Is Jamie the father of Cersei's baby?

If this is the same pregnancy that Cersei revealed in season 7, it's still Jaime's child. Back then the siblings were still sleeping together and the baby could be no one but Jaime's. Cersei was not ashamed of that fact and told Jaime at the time that she would admit to people that he was the father.
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Did Jaime love Joffrey?

No Jaime did not care for Joffrey. When Joffrey was born, Jaime was expressly forbidden by Cersei to not to show or harbour any affections for Joffrey out of fear that someone might discover their secret. Jaime had seen him born, that was true, though more for Cersei than the child. But he had never held him.
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Is Tyrion in love with Daenerys?

Game of Thrones scripts officially confirm Tyrion is in love with Daenerys. The truth is finally revealed. Game of Thrones has confirmed what many fans had suspected by the end of last season – that Tyrion Lannister is in love with Daenerys Targaryen.
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Did Tyrion know about Jaime and Cersei?

Tyrion knows his siblings were doing something together that they don't want found out, and Tyrion is no fool. He probably lived at court for some time, so he would have noticed any instances of Jaime purposefully trying to be alone with Cersei or Cersei ensuring Jaime would be alone with her.
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Did Joffrey know Jamie was his father?

Nothing Joffrey ever says or does indicates that he believes Jaime to be his father. He continues to refer to Robert as his father, and styles himself Joffrey Baratheon, for the rest of the series.
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Why Margaery Tyrell is the best?

Margaery Tyrell was of the former, and from the time that she appeared in the second season she was one of the best things about the entire show. Time and again, she showed that she was a political force to be reckoned with, and her death at Cersei's hands was one of the most tragic that the series ever produced.
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